On the walls of museums, people in paintings eat, drink, dance, fight, fall in love, and fall out of love. And the visitors observing these artworks represent their own microcosm of the human experience—they ponder, cry, laugh, exercise, protest, and, of course, take selfies. Sometimes, they fall asleep.

On August 1st, it was announced that New York gallerists James and Jane Cohan, along with business leaders Steve Cohan and Jim Karr, would be spearheading the first Chicago franchise location of One River School of Art + Design.

THE NEWS IS LITTERED WITH HEADLINES ANNOUNCING MASSIVE RETURNS ON CONTEMPORARY ART.